How to be a Good New York City Tour Guide

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 15

In the summertime, many New Yorkers will be planning to host family or friends for a weekend visit. With all there is to do in the city, how do you decide what to do or where to take them? Haidee Chu, a reporter for The City Reporter who also writes their Summer and the City newsletter, discusses how to be a good tour guide for a friend this summer, and weighs in on which New York touristy activities are actually worth it.

Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images: People take a selfie with the Statue of Liberty in New York City on April 14, 2026. 

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